Vanessa Finaughty

Editors' Bible (eBook, ePUB)

• Format: ePub

Produktbeschreibung

As the Editors' Bible cover implies, this book is intended as a handbook for editors and authors throughout the English-speaking world. If in doubt, use it as a reliable guide.

A few well-chosen words can fire the imagination and evoke images, but badly written manuscripts will damage your reputation as an author and chase away readers. This book gives authors the tools and knowledge, with ample examples, to write and self-edit effectively, and is a practical guide for professionals to refer to.

In addition to the usual language rules you'll find in any other self-help manual, the Editors' Bible explains how editing and proofreading can make all the difference between a manuscript that 'has potential' and one that's 'ready to strike gold'. It contains writing and language-related tips that will save you time on your self-edit and money on your professional edit. You'll learn some of the common errors and how to correct them, from punctuation and spelling to tenses, character point of view and manuscript formatting. Furthermore, you will gain a greater understanding of what authors want out of the working relationship with an editor, and vice versa.

Most of all, it will help every author with what he or she really wants to concentrate better on writing impressive work without worrying about how much of said work will end up discarded on the professional editor's cutting table.

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Produktdetails

• Verlag: Vanessa Finaughty
• Erscheinungstermin: 11. September 2012
• Englisch
• ISBN-13: 9781301209118
• Artikelnr.: 72382517

Autorenporträt

Vanessa grew up in Cape Town and still lives there with her husband of 24 years, her two daughters and her furry, four-legged 'children'.

Her passion for the written word started her career as an editor and copywriter, and she ran a writers' critique group for close on seven years and is editor of the Grumpy Old Gods anthologies. She's been writing ever since she learnt how, has always been an avid reader, and currently lives on coffee and chocolate.

Her interests include reading, ancient history, conspiracy theories, photography and graphic design, the supernatural, life's mysteries and martial arts, of which she has five years' experience.

Review copies of all Vanessa's books are available upon request, and fans are welcome to e-mail her at [e-mail] - she loves to hear any type of feedback and answers all e-mails personally.

*** Please note that Vanessa uses UK/RSA spelling and grammar, which is not always the same as US spelling and grammar.